[{"Position":0,"DocId":0,"DocName":"12-0195","FileName":null,"DateUpdated":"\/Date(1358143200000)\/","OpinionNum":null,"Summary":"In a Lawrason Act municipality (R.S. 33:321, et seq.) with an elected Chief of\r\nPolice, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may not adopt an ordinance that interferes with the Chief of Police’s day to day operations of his or her\r\ndepartment. However, in such a municipality with an elected Chief of Police, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen do have decision making authority regarding the hiring and termination of police personnel. Pursuant to the Louisiana Local Government Budget Act, an elected Chief of Police must provide written notification to his or her municipal governing authority in the event his or her department exceeds its fiscal operating budget as delineated by R.S. 39:1311."},{"Position":0,"DocId":0,"DocName":"12-0212","FileName":null,"DateUpdated":"\/Date(1358488800000)\/","OpinionNum":null,"Summary":"If property is part residential and part commercial, the assessor must apply the full amount of the homestead exemption to the value of the portion of the property that qualifies for the homestead exemption. Also, if the property owner meets all of the requirements of La. Const. art. VII,\r\n§18(G), the special assessment level would apply to the portion of the\r\nproperty that receives the homestead exemption but not for the portion\r\nof the property that is commercial."}]